Saturday, February 16, 2013

Realms and Roads



Things to do in Detroit, Michigan:

-Paint polka dots
-Climb rooftops
My brother Keith explores Detroit
-Plant kale
-Serve soup
-Tear down houses
-Scrape paint
-Photograph graffiti
-Fist bump statues
-Sing carols
-Bless boats
-Shop Eastern Market
-Wander alleys
-Eat crepes
-Jazz at Baker's
-Books at King's
-Dance with strangers
-Fall in love with buildings
-Flirt with activists
-Mourn the past
-Plan the future
-Sit in silence
-Rise from the ashes

Things to do in central Iowa:

-Burn prairie
-Eat pancakes
-Climb the fire escape
-Walk railroad tracks
-Plant daffodils
-Play board games
-Can pumpkin
-Have brunch
-Foster doubt
-Learn to drink
-Write a book
-Walk the butterfly garden
-Eat buttery popcorn
-Play euchre
-Hunt for morels
-Cook carrot soup
-Run a marathon
-Plan classes
-Grade papers
-Harvest chard
-Unearth onions
-Potluck in the grass
-Try to settle
-Learn to pack

Things to do on the Olympic Peninsula:

-Feed slugs to chickens
-Pick nettles for pesto
-Walk tide-pools
-Build shelters from driftwood
-Camp on the coast
-Vision quest
-Ponder brackish water
-Walk the spit
-Hide in a cedar tree
-Scramble sea stacks
-Scrape skin on barnacles
-Eat lavender chocolate caramels
-Toss stones
-Touch anemones
-Slide snow-slopes
-Make-out on a mountain
-Lapse judgement
-Watch meteors
-Photograph lichen
-Build trails
-Dig ditches
-Drink whiskey 

Things to do at Holden Village:

-Make toast
-Sing hymns
-Stomp the labyrinth
-Dress up
-Fall down
-Brew beer
-Wash dishes
-Sing dog songs
-Make tie-dye
-Wear tie-dye
-Slip on snow
-Smell dirt
-Stoke fires
-Dog-ear books
-Break for coffee
-Sleep outside
-Sort garbage
-Sift compost
-Pee in the snow
-Sleep in an igloo
-Fall in love
-Talk yourself out of it
-Knit hats
-Light candles
-Hold hands
-Identify trees
-Gain courage